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288. Arhopala abseus, Hew. ; 
Several specimens taken at Pagaye and Kalataung during December 1919. 
The males on the upperside are coloured like Ceylon specimens, but the black 
borders are narrower. The females are like the Indian form and are typical. 
289. Arhopala fulgida, Hew. 
A single male taken on Pagaye hill, 600’, on 11th December 1919. This 
species does not appear to have been recorded from so far South, the habitat 
being given from Sikkim to Upper Burma. 
290. Arhopala apidanus, Cramer. 
Rather uncommon as only a few specimens of both sexes were taken 
during December 1919, on Sabataung, 400’, and on Kalataung, 1,700’. One 
specimen, a female, is exactly like the Assam form ahamus, Doh. 
91. Arhopala antura, Sw. 
A single male taken at Maungmagan on 7th April 1914 at about 200’ 
elevation. 
292. Arhopala agrata, DeN. 
This is an uncommon species as only three males and two females have 
- been taken. All these were caught during December 1919, at Pagaye, 600’, 
and on Kalataung, 1,500’. 
293. Arhopala edias, Hew. 
A good many specimens of both sexes were taken on Pagaye hill, 600’, 
during December and January 1919-20. This species appears to be confined 
to this particular hill, as I took it nowhere else. 
294. Arhopala woodii, n. sp. & No. VI in plate. 
Expanse 4 1-8, 2 1-9 inches. 
Description :—Male. Upperside, both wings brilliant metallic blue, of about 
the same shade asin the female of A. edias. Forewing with the costal 
margin from the base increasing in width to the apex, wher: it is broadest, -2 
inch, thence decreasing to the tornus, where it is ‘05 inch, black and evenly 
curved inwardly. Hindwing with the costal margin broadly dusky, exterior 
margin decreasingly to the anal angle, black, abdominal margin broadly 
fusecus. Anal lobe very small; tail of moderate length, black, tipped with 
white. Underside, both wings, dull brown, of much the same shade as in A. 
edias, Hew., the markings of a darker shade, prominent and outwardly 
defined by a fine pale line. Forewing with the inner margin, broadly paler, 
up to the median nervure and first median'nervule; a small oval spot towards 
the base of the cell, a large oval spot at the middle, with two small spots 
below it, in the sub-median interspace, wanting in some specimens, a still 
larger quadrate spot closing the cell ; a large triangular spot at the base of 
the first median interspace, the discal band composed of six spots, un- 
broken, macular, but sharply bent towards the costa at vein 4, of even width 
throughout ; a sub-marginal series of diffused spots between the veins, In 
some specimens there are one to two small diffused spots in the pale area 
in continuation of the discal band. Hindwing: a very small round spot 
at extreme base of the costa, four small round spots across base, a sub-coastal 
spot, a spot in the middle of the cell, a large spot posterior to this latter, 
another spot posterior to the last on the abdominal margin, an elongated 
spot at the end of the cell ; the discal band much dislocated, the two anterior 
most spots, conjoined, quadrate, and shifted inwards, touching the spot at the 
end of the cell and the third spot of the discal series. The rest of the discal 
band consists of six spots which are conjoined and placed in pairs, the post- 
eriormost just touching the spot on the abdominal margin; a submarginal 
series of diffused spots, as on forewing, anal lobe faint; three black spots 
on margin, one at anal angle and one on either side of the tail, these 
spots dusted with metallic green scales. Female, as in male but the costal 
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